The Shell Hacker's Guide to X and Motif
Custom Power Tools and Window Manager Tricks
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1994
John Wiley & Sons Inc
978-0-471-59723-0 (ISBN)
John Wiley & Sons Inc
978-0-471-59723-0 (ISBN)
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This practical, hands-on guide shows UNIX users how to customize the X Windows System and Motif environments at the window manager level. It covers utilities for modifying menus, colours and fonts, mouse behaviour, customized windows and keyboards, and more.
The Shell Hacker's Guide to X and Motif Written by the highly respected UNIXWorld editor, this practical, hands-on guide shows UNIX users how to effectively manage and customize the X window environment at the window manager level. Requiring only a basic familiarity with UNIX commands and shell script programming in UNIX, The Shell Hacker's Guide to X and Motif includes numerous utilities for modifying menus, colors and fonts, mouse behavior, and customized windows and keyboards. In addition, it develops numerous utilities for the desktop, using Motif menu functions, X clients, and UNIX shell commands.
In a clear, step-by-step fashion, this unique tool:Demonstrates why window manager level remains the optimal level at which to control XIntroduces X resources from the X client viewpointExplains the nuts and bolts of Motif menus, including quick reference to Motif menu functionsPresents two fully developed and complete menu shells - one for general purpose Motif and one for Motif on Sun SystemsShows how to combine the power of UNIX with the menu capabilities of Motif to build the ultimate menu systemReveals how to customize the root window and turn it into a solid productivity toolDescribes how to maximize the XTerm terminal emulatorOffers an optional disk packed with ready-to-implement utilities plus Xmenu - a complete environment for customizing X
The Shell Hacker's Guide to X and Motif Written by the highly respected UNIXWorld editor, this practical, hands-on guide shows UNIX users how to effectively manage and customize the X window environment at the window manager level. Requiring only a basic familiarity with UNIX commands and shell script programming in UNIX, The Shell Hacker's Guide to X and Motif includes numerous utilities for modifying menus, colors and fonts, mouse behavior, and customized windows and keyboards. In addition, it develops numerous utilities for the desktop, using Motif menu functions, X clients, and UNIX shell commands.
In a clear, step-by-step fashion, this unique tool:Demonstrates why window manager level remains the optimal level at which to control XIntroduces X resources from the X client viewpointExplains the nuts and bolts of Motif menus, including quick reference to Motif menu functionsPresents two fully developed and complete menu shells - one for general purpose Motif and one for Motif on Sun SystemsShows how to combine the power of UNIX with the menu capabilities of Motif to build the ultimate menu systemReveals how to customize the root window and turn it into a solid productivity toolDescribes how to maximize the XTerm terminal emulatorOffers an optional disk packed with ready-to-implement utilities plus Xmenu - a complete environment for customizing X
About the author ALAN SOUTHERTON is the Products Review Editor at UNIXWorld magazine. He routinely works with releases of UNIX, the latest UNIX and PC hardware, and new UNIX and X Window System products. His previous books include Modern UNIX, Windows 3.0 Programming Primer, Guide to IBM Interleaf Publisher, Programmer's Guide to the Presentation Manager, and Advanced Presentation Manager Programming.
X Perspective. Starting Line. Resource Infinity. Shell Approach. Motif Resources. Making Menus. Resourceful Menus. Motif Army Knife. Epic Xterm. Configuration Wrap. Appendices. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.11.1994 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 233 mm |
| Gewicht | 822 g |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Betriebssysteme / Server ► Windows |
| ISBN-10 | 0-471-59723-6 / 0471597236 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-59723-0 / 9780471597230 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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